I Became a Sugar Mama to an Ancient General during a Famine! - Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Unifying China

Zhan Chengyin was still arranging post-war tasks when Tian Qin brought over numerous slips of paper.

He quickly flipped through them, each one filled with Ye Mumu’s deep concerns for him.

She was very worried…

Afraid that the city’s defenses would be breached!

Afraid that he would die in battle!

Afraid that after saving the people for so long, they would ultimately perish under the enemy’s onslaught!

Fortunately, the town held strong!

Zhan Chengyin removed his blood-soaked armor, handed it to Tian Qin, and swiftly entered the conference hall.

Paper notes surrounded the vase.

Ye Mumu had been writing from noon until evening.

She had worried all day long!

The most frequent message in her notes was about how she could help them and what else she could do for them.

She insisted they must hold on, no matter what, and defend the city to the last breath!

With the second batch of weapons arriving, there was a strong assurance of victory against the combined forces of Chu and Qi, along with the barbarians.

Thankfully, he had not let her down!

Zhan Chengyin took out brush and paper, writing in his letter: 「goddess, the armies of Chu and Yong have retreated; the Zhan family army is victorious!」

Just as Ye Mumu was at her most anxious, a slip of paper fell down.

She eagerly picked it up and saw it read: 「The Zhan family army has won!」

She jumped up with joy.

「Ahhhh… Zhan Chengyin has won!」

「Haha, he won, the town has held strong!」

The town gates remained unbreached.

Zhan Chengyin had not fallen in battle.

All the citizens were safe and sound.

Ah…

This was wonderful!

Tears of joy welled in her eyes.

Her heart, which had been heavy with worry all day, could finally rest!

Zhan Chengyin had achieved a great victory; she was even happier than they were!

The young general she had worked so hard to nurture had defied fate, averting what should have been certain doom.

His future would be bright!

She was overjoyed!

She wrote a message: 「Let all soldiers feast well tonight. Don’t skimp on meat and wine – I’ll send them right away.」

She called the manager of Xianyuan Villa, instructing the kitchen to prepare all available ingredients into finished dishes and deliver them to her villa.

She called Master Huang to bring a truck of beer, drinks, snacks, and small bottles of wine to her hillside villa.

She also ordered takeout from over ten restaurants, asking Master Huang to help collect them.

She gave him 100,000 yuan, telling him to ask for more if needed.

Master Huang quickly agreed.

After delivering several tables of food, the Xianyuan Villa manager departed.

An hour later, Master Huang delivered five hundred cases of beer, five hundred cases of small bottles of white wine.

Five hundred cases of various flavored drinks…

Over a hundred boxes of snacks.

Plus various barbecue and stir-fried dishes…

Ye Mumu settled his bill, paying double for delivery and unloading.

Master Huang left with a smile.

At midnight, Ye Mumu transmitted everything over.

Zhan Chengyin:「 Thank you, goddess. On behalf of all officers and citizens, I thank you for the bestowed wine and food!」

「Let the soldiers drink and celebrate heartily!」

「We will!」

Because Ye Mumu had sent plenty of beer and white wine, they also brought out the remaining alcohol from before.

Soldiers who enjoyed drinking could each have a bottle.

For those who didn’t drink, there were various flavored beverages.

Zhan Chengyin stood atop the city wall, raising his wine cup high above his head.

A toast to the brave soldiers below who had fought valiantly in blood!

“Today, our Zhan family army has defeated the allied forces of Chu and Yong.”

“We’ve slain sixty thousand Yong soldiers, forty thousand Chu soldiers, killing one hundred thousand enemies in total!”

“We have all defended this city together.”

“I, Zhan Chengyin, toast to all officers and soldiers!”

The crowd raised their cups and drank deeply.

Everyone feasted on meat and drank wine heartily, recounting their brave deeds of the day.

How many enemies they had slain.

Even Mo Fan had performed extraordinarily today.

Though he couldn’t use a spear, he stood on the city wall with a compound bow, shooting down more than ten men.

“I killed over ten people. The feeling of killing, it’s nothing special!”

“Zhan Chengyin, you said killing one person earns ten jin of rice. You owe me three bags of rice and one bag of flour.”

“I’ll take them back to the capital to show the Empress Dowager that this young Master can also fight in battle and earn military merit!”

Chen Kui patted his shoulder, “Hey, kid, you did well today.”

“Of course!”

“Have a drink with me, brother. Tonight we drink till we drop!”

Ten deputy generals were playing drinking games to release tension!

After several beers, Zhan Chengyin left the room and came to the city wall.

Many soldiers were on duty and couldn’t drink, but their brothers had brought them meat.

They ate and laughed together.

“I killed over twenty today, that’s worth three hundred-jin bags of rice and one hundred jin of flour. Once we drive the enemy back, I’ll take the grain home and marry the prettiest girl in the village!”

“My mother has found me a bride already, says she’s beautiful. I can’t wait to go home and see how beautiful she is!”

“Ah, if only we could leave the city. There’s famine back home, I don’t know if my family is still alive!”

“Several thousand of our army died today. We’re lucky to be alive!”

“I miss home, I miss my mother!”

“I hope my family is still alive, and I can send this grain back. They’ve never eaten rice before!”

As they spoke, the atmosphere grew somber.

Zhan Chengyin walked over.

Seeing their general, the two soldiers quickly knelt.

He helped them up.

“This general will ensure you return home safely and deliver the grain to your families.”

The two soldiers’ eyes reddened as they bowed deeply to Zhan Chengyin.

“Thank you, General!”

“Let someone else take your watch, go down and eat something!”

“No need~”

Both soldiers had pork knuckles hidden in their clothes and were eating scallion pancakes stuffed with meat.

“General, we have meat to eat, we’re not hungry!”

“Very well, thank you for your hard work!”

Zhan Chengyin entered the conference hall, where the night lamps still burned and fans creaked as they turned.

He took up paper and brush, writing: 「goddess, I will ensure the soldiers’ families eat the grain you’ve sent.」

Ye Mumu hadn’t rested yet, preparing to send water to Zhan Chengyin when she saw his note come through.

Her lips curled into a smile as she wrote back:「 As long as you hold the city’s defenses and shatter the three kingdoms’ ambitions to swallow Great Qi, you will succeed!」

「goddess, may I have your portrait? I will burn incense daily in worship.」

Ye Momo: “……”

This young man still wanted a photo; he wouldn’t give up easily.

「I’ll get it for you in a few days!」

「goddess has helped me so much, yet I don’t know what you want, what I can do for you.」

「Nothing needed. Just hold the city’s defenses, make the three kingdoms’ plan to swallow Great Qi fail…」

「Then, unify China!」